Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
39.32
+159%

RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms Arc Pro A30M by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking112350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.9720.85
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTU104BDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)8 August 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores29441024
Core clock speed1380 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate292.6128.0
Floating-point processing power9.362 TFLOPS4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs18464
Tensor Cores368no data
Ray Tracing Cores468

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s128.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD142
+184%
50−55
−184%
1440p95
+171%
35−40
−171%
4K60
+186%
21−24
−186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+200%
30−33
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+190%
30−33
−190%
Battlefield 5 155
+182%
55−60
−182%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+162%
45−50
−162%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
Far Cry 5 144
+162%
55−60
−162%
Far Cry New Dawn 159
+165%
60−65
−165%
Forza Horizon 4 386
+176%
140−150
−176%
Hitman 3 126
+180%
45−50
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 276
+176%
100−105
−176%
Metro Exodus 144
+162%
55−60
−162%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+171%
45−50
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210
+163%
80−85
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 279
+179%
100−105
−179%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 145
+164%
55−60
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+174%
27−30
−174%
Battlefield 5 146
+165%
55−60
−165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110
+175%
40−45
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
Far Cry 5 116
+190%
40−45
−190%
Far Cry New Dawn 116
+190%
40−45
−190%
Forza Horizon 4 298
+171%
110−120
−171%
Hitman 3 122
+171%
45−50
−171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 266
+166%
100−105
−166%
Metro Exodus 144
+162%
55−60
−162%
Red Dead Redemption 2 104
+160%
40−45
−160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+160%
55−60
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+170%
30−33
−170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 274
+174%
100−105
−174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+179%
24−27
−179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+175%
24−27
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+173%
30−33
−173%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
Far Cry 5 84
+180%
30−33
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 139
+178%
50−55
−178%
Hitman 3 102
+191%
35−40
−191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 139
+178%
50−55
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+160%
55−60
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+171%
35−40
−171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+163%
27−30
−163%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 112
+180%
40−45
−180%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+170%
40−45
−170%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+170%
30−33
−170%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 52
+189%
18−20
−189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+190%
21−24
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Far Cry 5 67
+179%
24−27
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+180%
100−105
−180%
Hitman 3 72
+167%
27−30
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+160%
45−50
−160%
Metro Exodus 89
+197%
30−33
−197%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+171%
21−24
−171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 264
+164%
100−105
−164%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+180%
35−40
−180%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Hitman 3 42
+163%
16−18
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+167%
45−50
−167%
Metro Exodus 75
+178%
27−30
−178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+171%
24−27
−171%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
+183%
12−14
−183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+200%
12−14
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 5 35
+192%
12−14
−192%
Forza Horizon 4 82
+173%
30−33
−173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
+210%
10−11
−210%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+189%
18−20
−189%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 184% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 171% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 186% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.32 15.21
Recency 29 January 2019 8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has a 158.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro A30M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.


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